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U.S. Alliance to End the Hitting of Children
The U.S. Alliance to End the Hitting of Children is an umbrella organization of individuals and groups who are committed to ending all forms of corporal punishment of children. Its URL is http://endhittingusa.org/


 * The Mission Statement: The U.S. Alliance brings together individuals, groups, and organizations to create a unified voice calling for, and working toward, the end of all forms of physical and emotional punishment against children, especially in schools and homes. The Alliance, through education and legal means, seeks to end all social justifications and legal authorizations of corporal punishment. Achieving these goals will give children the same protection from this sort of physical violence as is already enjoyed by adults under state and federal law.



History
The organization grew out of a conference held in Dallas, TX in June of 2011. Entitled the Global Summit on Ending Corporal Punishment and Promoting Positive Discipline the conference attracted about 140 people from more than 22 countries.

Functions of the Alliance
The Alliance serves a number of functions related to expanding awareness of the problems associated with corporal punishment. Individuals are encouraged to "take the pledge" to help end the practice. In addition to providing an umbrella organization, the Alliance's website has multiple resources. These include an electronic newsletter, blog, information about positive parenting, and alternatives to corporal punishment, some of which is also available in Spanish. Links to other organizations committed to ending the practice are listed on the website. The Alliance also maintains a list of individuals available to speak on the topic.

The Steering Committee of the Alliance consists of George W. Holden, Ph.D. (President), Al Crowell (Vice President of Internal Communication and Newsletter Editor), Deb Sendek (Vice President of Finances), Pilar Mejia (Vice President in Charge of Volunteers), and Robbyn Peters Bennett (Research and Facebook Manager).

 Contact Information: 'End Hitting USA' 333 Clipper Street, San Francisco, CA 94114; alcrowell@endhittingusa.org; (415) 647-7265